State dam safety officials classify a dam according to the potential impact a dam failure (breach) or inappropriate operation (unscheduled release) would have on downstream areas or at locations remote from the dam. Three hazard-potential classes...

Three hazard-potential classes make up hazard-potential classification levels as follows: Low, Significant, and High hazard-potential. OWRB rule 785:25-3-3(a)(2) describes the hazard-potential classification as follows: The hazard-potential...